***This giveaways has reached it’s cap of 10,000 and is now closed – see who won below!***
Wow, you guys really have an appetite for great pieces! After less than 24 hours of giveaway madness, we have crowned our random winner as… joyfulcanary (whose favorite piece is a tie between her $30 thrift store China cabinet and her great grandmother’s Hoosier Cabinet). Congrats on your big win!
You don’t typically think of chemistry students writing home design books, but then we learned one of Sherry’s brother’s old classmates at Columbia wrote “Good Bones, Great Pieces” with her mother. It’s a beautiful book about how to combine seven essential elements, er, pieces of furniture in any room for a stunning result – and they’ve got a blog with even more eye candy too.
So not only are Suzanne and Lauren McGrath giving away a copy of their book this week, they’re also hooking up one of you with over $3,000 worth of furniture and bedding (!!!) so that you’ll be right on your way to achieving some of the looks shown above. Here are some of the “great pieces” you’ll be scoring:
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The Hazel Settee from Jayson Home & Garden ($1,995)
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The Navy Shop Chest from CB2 ($399)
- A rectangular Atoll Mirror from Ballard Designs ($199)
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The Cadman Chair from Pier 1 Imports ($199)
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A Queen-sized Light Indigo coverlet from John Robshaw ($420)
- The Hydrangea Dec Pillow also from John Robshaw ($155)
- PRIZE: A copy of Good Bones, Great Pieces plus over $3,300 worth of furniture as described above.
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “FURNISH ME!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: … what you consider to be the “greatest piece” you currently own. Did you splurge on a killer dresser once upon a time? Or maybe you inherited a vintage demilune table? Perhaps you happened upon the perfect bench at a yard sale one weekend?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, July 18th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States (although we do try to wrangle as many international giveaways as possible)
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Good Bones, Great Pieces.
Emily says
FURNISH ME! My mother-in-law recently bought us a lovely new wardrobe [That is still sitting flat pack in the hallway a month later! Definitely need to get on that already(dude)…]
Erin says
FURNISH ME!
I have some family antiques that I love. Everything else…not so much.
Lisa says
FURNISH ME!
I love the chest and dresser in our bedroom because it was a part of my parents’ bedroom suite.
SJ says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece right now is a large square ottoman that I found on Craig’s List and promptly re-upholstered in a gorgeous teal velvet fabric with tufting.
Elizabeth says
FURNISH ME!
The mini Adirondack chair I bought for 15 smackeroos from a consignment store. our peanut loves to hang out on our porch with us in “his” version of our “big kid” chairs!
Paola says
FURNISH ME! My husband and I bought a glider and recliner from a garage sale for $50 dollars and when we got home found out, it was a nice Lazy Boy piece! It is now in my daughters playroom.
Venetta says
FURNISH ME!” My favorite piece is absolutely the coffee table my husband built. He did and amazing job and I coudn’t be more proud to show him (and the table) off.
Lindsay@Off For the Season says
FURNISH ME….
My husband has an old dresser that he apparently inherited from his family who got it from the town’s doctor. It’s beautiful and in great shape. Other than that it’s a bunch of Ikea pieces. I’m working on fixing that…..
Paula Ruyle says
Furnish Me! I found a wonderful old sewing table at Goodwill for $12. I sanded it down, restained it and added some lovely little knobs I found at HomeDepot. Total cost for the whole thing $20. It is my favorite piece of furniture in my house at the moment.
Rimma M. says
FURNISH ME!
I love our big and cozy coach, the first furniture my husband and I bought after we were married.
Sarah says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece(s) are my dining table, which was handmade by my brother or a couple crystal decanters I found for SUPER cheap at an estate sale!
Dandra says
Furnish me! My favorite piece of furniture is a changing table given to me by my sis in law that I paintedand added new hardware.
Joelle says
FURNISH ME!!
I have a maple secretary desk I got from a neighbor who was moving – a pretty good score for a 10 year old! – which my grandfather refinished. Definitely the nicest piece in our house!
Elizabeth says
FURNISH ME! My fav pieces are design related — a type drawer & graphic posters.
Ashley says
Furnish me! My favorite furniture pieces are two vintage MCM chairs scavenged from my Grandparent’s basement that I refinished. They look great, are comfy, and have great sentimental value!
Sooz D says
FURNISH ME! Fave piece is an red dresser that was a family hand me down! Free is always the best!
Amanda says
Furnish me!
My favorite piece(s) are red parsons chairs that I got for FREE from my dad!
Sarah O says
FURNISH ME! The best piece I own is the hutch my dad built for me.
Drew says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece right now is a coffee table I built from reclaimed barnwood. It perfectly fit our needs and is rustic and modern at the same time.
Julie says
FURNISH ME… my favorite piece of furniture is a leather storage ottoman in our living room. It’s actually the only piece of furniture that I’ve picked out myself AND the perfect place to store wooden blocks!
Elise O. says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece of furniture that I own is an old green trunk/chest that my husband bought me for Christmas to keep all my craft supplies in!
Sherri says
Furnish ME!!! My furniture pieces are a motley crew, but I guess my favorite would be the dining set from my Granny. I have wonderful childhood memories of delicious meals and happy conversations sitting at that table. -Sherri
Manny says
Furnish Me!
I’m not sure it counts but we have some gorgeous landscape painting from my wife’s grandfather (who was an artist) which are treasured in our home.
Lydia says
FURNISH ME!!
I have a charming (and totally clean!) pie safe that my grandmother found in an abandoned farmhouse. She refinished it after removing bird’s nests and animal skeletons from inside. I love thinking how such a lovely piece came back from being on the verge of disintegrating. I also love that somebody else removed the skeletons. :-)
Grace says
FURNISH ME!
I love the four-poster bed I grew up with. It was my great-grandmother’s and is squeaky, chipped and has loose joints, but it’s beautiful (and surprisingly comfortable!)
Jenny says
FURNISH ME,
The best piece we own has to be our Asian inspired antique china cabinet, it’s so gorgeous, I adore it!
Kathleen says
Furnish Me!
What a fantastic giveaway!!!
I am lucky enough to own several wonderful designer danish teak pieces from the late 1950’s. I am also ticked with my knock-off Dorthy Draper Espana chests.
Susan Morris says
FURNISH ME!!! My husband and I built our bed – it’s pretty awesome! I also have some antiques from my grandparents that are very dear to me.
Rimma M. says
FURNISH ME!
I love our big and cozy couch, the first furniture my husband and I bought after we were married.
Lindsay says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece in my home is my first original oil painting that started my art collection.
amber w says
Furnish me.
May not sound like much next to a great “find”, but I love the bedroom pieces we purchased from PB when I found out I was pregnant. They’re super sturdy and remind me of that time in our lives–our last selfish splurge on ourselves. We knew we’d always be putting someone else’s needs first from then on.
Schyler says
Furnish me!
I spent MONTHS searching for the perfect comforter when I redid the bedroom, and I’m happy to report that I found it!
Sara says
Furnish me! Our yellow juju hat is the only statement piece we own – I love it!
dhivya says
Furnish me!
An old mid. Century mod dresser I recently got through craigslist.
Allison P says
FURNISH ME!
We got this really awesome piano on craiglist. It could use a little bit of TLC, but it was a major score.
Kerri-Lynn C. says
FURNISH ME!!!
My favorite piece is an antique radio from my husband’s grandfather that was refurbished into a bar! Love the history in it!
Kim says
Furnish me!
My gray sectional that I got on Craigslist for $350. It was good as new with a new slipcover
rachel osmanski says
Furnish Me!
Katie says
FURNISH ME!
I have a secretary desk that I got on Craigslist for $40. I stripped and sanded it, and painting it a nice dark cocoa on the exterior, and bright apple green on the interior. I adore it.
Tanya Jones says
Furnish me!
I don’t have many great pieces, but i did score some great cane back chairs at a thrift store for $30! I love them! ill love them even more when i get around to making them over :-)
Rachael b says
Furnish me! My favorite piece of furniture is the maple bedroom set that used to be my grandmothers. I used it after she passed and now my son uses it. A quality piece with sentimental value!
Aimee says
FURNISH ME! The Mid Century ceramic canister set that my grandmother hand painted. I cherish it , adore it and enjoy it immensely.
Karen says
My favorite piece of furniture is my baby boys beautiful crib. Just seeing it makes my heart sing. That being said I’d love this furniture to fancy up my house!
Kellie W says
Furnish me!
My favorite piece so far is the antique dining table that my husband and I received from my mother when we got our first studio apartment together. It can shrink up to being a tiny little table, perfect for the studio life we had, and it can also extent to seat over 8 which works great for us now when we have friends over for dinner!
Julie says
Ohhhh FURNISH ME! please!!! My greatest piece?? It would have to be a mission style dining room table I invested in when we bought our first house. I have lots of pieces and projects and finds, but this table just seems to fit with everything, can be dressed up or dressed down, and serves as a dining-craft-homework-game table. It’s just a part of the family and a part of home now!
Ilia says
Furnish me! While this isn’t a piece of furniture, I think my favorite piece in the house right now is the vintage-looking globe mobile hanging from the ceiling above my son’s crib. Next to my son (and daughter too!)…it’s really cool.:)
Karissa says
Furnish me! My favorite piece is a coffee table I got on Craigslist for $45!
Rebecca says
FURNISH ME!
I have 2 lamps (turned on a lathe) that my dad made. I found them in the attic about a year ago and now they sit proudly in my living room!
Allison says
FURNISH ME! We “inherited” an upholstered rocker covered in magenta velvet(eww) but a nice shape. Recently we recovered it with blue ticking and it makes a beautiful rocker for our nursery.
Paula S says
FURNISH ME!
I bought an old all-wood sideboard that was being used as a display table in a shop. When I asked if it was for sale it wasn’t at first, but they changed their mind and I got it nice an cheap!